Topic
Data Access
159 published works
Verfassungsblog
The Stakes of “Publicly Accessible”
One of the main goals of the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) is to advance transparency about online platforms. Article 40 seeks to do so by providing researchers with access…
The Legal Wire
Commission opens antitrust investigation into Meta’s new policy regarding AI providers’ access to WhatsApp
The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation to assess whether Meta’s new policy on AI providers’ access to WhatsApp may breach EU competition rules. Meta’s new policy, announced…
Australian Emergency Law
Queensland paramedic reprimanded for improper computer access
By M. Eburn
In Paramedicine Board of Australia v Callen [2025] QCAT 460, the Queensland Tribunal reprimanded a (now former) Queensland paramedic for allowing unlawful access to the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) computer systems. Once again…
Pannone Corporate News and Opinion
EU Data Act has come into effect – but what does it mean for UK businesses?
Last week, the EU Data Act – or Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 on harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data, to give it its formal title – came…
Inside Global Tech
European Commission adopts technical standards for the decentralized communication system to be used under the forthcoming e-evidence Regulation
By Paul Maynard
The EU e-evidence Regulation and Directive, which establish a regime for law enforcement authorities (“LEAs”) in one Member State to issue legally-binding demands for data from certain types of providers established in…
Data Protection Report
Can you access your outsourced data?
Financial regulators globally emphasise the importance of financial entities being operationally resilient, which includes the ability to manage and recover from disruptions caused by their service providers. The topic receives…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Insight Into DOGE’s Access to HHS’ Systems
Becker’s Hospital Review reports that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) “has access to sensitive information in 19 HHS databases and systems,” according to a court filing obtained by Wired.…
Cleary IP and Technology Insights
Data Act FAQs – Key Takeaways for Manufacturers and Data Holders
By Gareth Kristensen, Hakki Can Yildiz, Nadia Romano, Katie Akers
On 3 February 2025, the European Commission (“EC”) published an updated version of its frequently asked questions (“FAQs”) on the EU Data Act.[1] The Data Act, which is intended to…
SDNY Blog
Judge Engelmayer Grants TRO Blocking Access to Treasury Databases
On Saturday, Judge Engelmayer granted an application for temporary restraining order filed that day by the Attorneys General of 19 States. They requested that, pending a hearing for preliminary injunction,…
Restructuring Matters
New UK Regulations Enhance Insolvency Practitioners’ Access to Data held by Companies House
By Cathryn Williams, Paul Muscutt, Bethany Warner
The Information Sharing (Disclosure by the Registrar) Regulations 2024 (the "Regulations") came into force in December 2024. The Regulations enhance insolvency practitioners (including the Official Receiver) ("IPs") powers of investigation…